Top Design Colleges in Tamil Nadu 2025

There are total 154 Design colleges in Tamil Nadu. Out of the total, 104 Design colleges are private and 7 Design are owned by the government.CBSE 12th, NIFT Entrance Exam, CUET, Tamilnadu 12th, NTA are accepted for admission in Design colleges in India. Top 10 Design colleges are VIT Vellore, SRM University Chennai, Bharathiar University Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Madras University, Sathyabama University, IIITDM Kancheepuram, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai.

Design College Highlights in Tamil Nadu

Total Number of colleges	154
Accepted Entrance Exams	CBSE 12th, NIFT Entrance Exam, CUET, Tamilnadu 12th, NTA
Average Fees	₹ 1.32 Lacs
Average Placement	₹ 400000.0

No. of Design Colleges in nearby Tamil Nadu

State	Number of Colleges	Average Fees
Andhra Pradesh	32	₹ 91542
Karnataka	126	₹ 250669
Kerala	39	₹ 129243
Telangana	26	₹ 212097

Top Private Design Colleges in Tamil Nadu

College Name	Seat Intake	Average Fees
SRM University Chennai	55	₹ 107500
Sathyabama University	-	-
PSG Institute of Advanced Studies	-	₹ 278000
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai	90	₹ 259600
ICAT Design and Media College	-	-
SRM Institute of Science and Technology Ramapuram	120	₹ 87500
Central Footwear Training Institute, Chennai	-	-
Karpagam University	-	₹ 100000
Inter National Institute for Fashion Design	-	-
Gandhigram Rural Institute	30	₹ 8400

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Showing 154 Design Colleges in Tamil Nadu

NIFT Chennai

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4.0
(1 Reviews)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Government

17,000 - 12,34,000 Fees
Other Accredition
SAT Exams
...+4 NIFT Entrance Exam , Tamilnadu 12th , NIFT , CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 177+ students

NACC

KASC Erode

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3.8
(6 Reviews)
Erode, Tamil Nadu
Private

UGC Accredition
...+3 AICTE , NAAC , National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
TANCET Exams

Shortlisted by 206+ students

NACC

SKASC

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4.2
(62 Reviews)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private

8,000 - 28,000 Fees
ISO Accredition
...+1 NAAC
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+1 CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 3113+ students

NACC

Dr MGR Educational And Research Institute

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4.1
(152 Reviews)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Deemed to be University
#151-200 NIRF

18,000 - 4,00,000 Fees
NBA Accredition
...+7 ISO , UGC , Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET , NAAC , ABET , AICTE , National Board of Accreditation (NBA)
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+3 CBSE 12th , NEET MDS , JEE Main

Shortlisted by 125996+ students

NACC

RVSCAS Coimbatore

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4.3
(15 Reviews)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private

14,000 - 48,000 Fees
NAAC Accredition
...+2 AICTE , National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+2 CBSE 12th , TANCET

Shortlisted by 352+ students

NACC

Hindusthan College of Arts & Science

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4.2
(60 Reviews)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private

1,10,000 Fees
AICTE Accredition
...+3 ISO , NAAC , National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
CSIR NET Exams
...+5 TANCET , Tamilnadu 12th , MAT , CBSE 12th , UGC NET

Shortlisted by 405+ students

JOY University

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5.0
(1 Reviews)
Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Private

50,000 - 2,00,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+3 NIRF 46th Rank , National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) , National Board of Accreditation (NBA)

Shortlisted by 24950+ students

Fees and Courses (144)

NIFT TEA College of knitwear Fashion

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4.5
(2 Reviews)
Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu
Private

AICTE Accredition
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+1 CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 46+ students

NACC

VIT Vellore

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4.3
(66 Reviews)
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Private Unaided
#19 NIRF

3,200 - 14,25,000 Fees
MHRD Accredition
...+2 UGC , NAAC
9.23 Lacs Avg Package
UCEED Exams
...+6 AIEED , VITEEE , CMAT , GMAT , NATA , NID

Shortlisted by 3252+ students

NACC

VLB Janakiammal College of Arts and Science (AUTONOMOUS)

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3.6
(8 Reviews)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private

3,500 - 1,32,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+3 NAAC , AICTE , National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
2.5 Lacs Avg Package
CMAT Exams
...+6 GMAT , Tamilnadu 12th , XAT , MAT , CBSE 12th , CAT

Shortlisted by 9922+ students

Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology

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3.5
(2 Reviews)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private

35,000 - 2,00,000 Fees
NBA Accredition
...+1 AICTE
TNEA Exams
...+5 TANCET MBA , TANCET , CBSE 12th , NIMCET , GATE

Shortlisted by 29+ students

NACC

Fatima College

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4.8
(4 Reviews)
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Private Aided

27,000 - 37,000 Fees
NAAC Accredition
2.16 Lacs Avg Package
CMAT Exams
...+5 Tamilnadu 12th , XAT , MAT , CBSE 12th , CAT

Shortlisted by 299+ students

PSG Coimbatore

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4.3
(124 Reviews)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private

1,12,729 - 13,89,000 Fees
CBSE 10th Exams
...+6 Tamilnadu 10th , CMAT , GMAT , XAT , Tamilnadu 12th , MAT

Shortlisted by 478+ students

NACC

Sasurie College of Engineering Tiruppur

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3.5
(2 Reviews)
Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu
Private Unaided

NBA Accredition
...+1 NAAC
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+1 CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 9+ students

Bharath College of Science & Management

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2.0
(1 Reviews)
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Private

12,000 - 50,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+1 Govt of Tamilnadu

Shortlisted by 23007+ students

NACC

Shrimati Indira Gandhi College

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4.5
(4 Reviews)
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Private Unaided

AICTE Accredition
...+1 NAAC
CMAT Exams
...+6 GMAT , Tamilnadu 12th , XAT , MAT , CBSE 12th , CAT

Shortlisted by 173+ students

Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for Women

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4.2
(6 Reviews)
Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
Private

AICTE Accredition
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+1 CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 32+ students

MGR Government Film and Television Institute

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5.0
(1 Reviews)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private

74,980 Fees
DTE Accredition

Shortlisted by 256+ students

NACC

K.S.R College of Arts & Science

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3.5
(2 Reviews)
Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
Private

NAAC Accredition
...+1 ISO 9001 : 2008

Shortlisted by 468+ students

NACC

NASC Coimbatore

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4.3
(28 Reviews)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private Unaided

24,000 - 1,00,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+3 ISO , NAAC , National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+1 CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 40338+ students

St. Britto's College

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1.0
(1 Reviews)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private

85,800 - 2,10,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+1 CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 55+ students

CSI Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science

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5.0
(2 Reviews)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private

27,000 - 63,200 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+2 AICTE , National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+2 CBSE 12th , TANCET

Shortlisted by 4205+ students

NACC

Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College

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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private

1,21,000 - 2,41,000 Fees
NAAC Accredition
...+1 National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
UCEED Exams
...+6 AIEED , CMAT , GMAT , NID , Tamilnadu 12th , XAT

Shortlisted by 94+ students

NACC

Loyola College

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4.5
(23 Reviews)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private Unaided

1,100 - 3,24,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+3 NAAC , AICTE , National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
5.25 Lacs Avg Package
CMAT Exams
...+6 Tamilnadu 12th , XAT , TANCET , MAT , CBSE 12th , CAT

Shortlisted by 6495+ students

NACC

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women

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4.4
(10 Reviews)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private

1,380 - 1,12,000 Fees
NAAC Accredition
...+1 National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+1 CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 774+ students

NACC

Jamal Mohamed College

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4.1
(18 Reviews)
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Private Aided

1,040 - 2,08,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+1 NAAC
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+5 SET , CBSE 12th , NIMCET , UGAT , AIMA

Shortlisted by 2325+ students

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL), Chennai

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private

3,500 - 30,000 Fees
Other Accredition
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+1 CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 4+ students

Fees and Courses (24)

DJAD Coimbatore

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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private

3,55,000 - 4,13,000 Fees
Other Accredition
3.3 Lacs Avg Package

Shortlisted by 20+ students

National College of Design (NCD) - Chennai

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5.0
(1 Reviews)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Public

99,000 - 1,07,667 Fees
Tamilnadu 12th Exams
...+1 CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 976+ students

DreamZone School of creative studies

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3.5
(2 Reviews)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private

CBSE 12th Exams
...+1 UP 12th

Shortlisted by 29+ students

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